Police and Fire: March 25, 2013

Sault Police were called to a trailer park in the 1800 block of W. 18th where a woman had been threatened by a man during an early-morning altercation on Sunday.

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Sault Ste. Marie Evening News - Sault Ste. Marie, MI

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Posted Mar. 25, 2013 at 12:32 PM
Updated Mar 25, 2013 at 12:37 PM

Posted Mar. 25, 2013 at 12:32 PM
Updated Mar 25, 2013 at 12:37 PM

SAULT STE. MARIE

Domestic assault

Sault Police were called to a trailer park in the 1800 block of W. 18th where a woman had been threatened by a man during an early-morning altercation on Sunday.

Reports indicate the man had thrown a vacuum cleaner outside before approaching the woman with a lit cigarette and threatening to burn her face.

Paul Fournier, 44, of the Sault was subsequently arrested for domestic assault and lodged in the Chippewa County Jail.

Pair arrested

Chippewa County Sheriff Deputies conducted a traffic on E. Portage early Saturday morning after noting a vehicle with faulty equipment.

A subsequent investigation resulted in the arrest of the driver, Timothy M. MacInnis, 17, of the Sault for operating while intoxicated — zero tolerance and minor in possession of alcohol. A passenger, Kyle D. Teneyck, 18, of the Sault was also taken into custody for allowing an intoxicated person to drive and minor in possession of alcohol.

Both teens were booked into the Chippewa County Jail.

Flee and elude

Sault Police were on routine patrol shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday when they observed a collection of vehicles outside an I-75 Business Spur retail store despite the fact that the establishment had been closed for many hours and likewise would not re-open for many more.

Police pulled into the parking lot and watched as numerous vehicles began to scatter in all directions with one striking a second before continuing on. Police gave chase on Meridian and the I-75 Business Spur before the suspect vehicle missed the intersection of W. 19th Avenue and became mired in a snowbank.

The driver, Shane E. Koch, 21, of the Sault was arrested for no license- never applied, operating while intoxicated, failure to stop and identify and flee and elude.

Koch was booked in the Chippewa County Jail while his vehicle was towed from the scene.

Authorities were also presumably following up on the hit and run portion of the investigation determining the owner of the damaged vehicle at the original crash site.

Drunk driving

Chippewa County Sheriff Deputies clocked a vehicle traveling at 60 miles per hour in a zone marked for 30 early Sunday morning resulting in a traffic stop near the intersection of Marquette and Ashmun.

The driver, Kenneth J. Yonkers, 32, of the Sault was arrested after failing a battery of sobriety tests for operating while intoxicated. Yonkers was also ticketed for speeding before being booked into the Chippewa County Jail.

Warrant arrest

Chippewa County Sheriff Deputies also report coming into contact with a wanted individual at a gas station near the intersection of Three Mile and Mackinac Trail. Shannon M. Mendoskin, 34, of the Sault was arrested on the force of two outstanding warrants and subsequently booked into the Chippewa County Jail.

Page 2 of 2 - Citations issued

Chippewa County Sheriff Deputies were on routine patrol Friday evening when they observed a vehicle traveling on the I-75 Business Spur with expired plates. The driver, Frank M. Wheeler IV, 20, of Newberry was cited for expired plates and no insurance.

Wheeler was released from custody with a future court date.

Minor mishaps

City police report investigating a pair of minor traffic accidents.

The first took place shortly before 8 a.m. Friday when a vehicle attempted to exit a private driveway and struck a second that was northbound on Bingham. Damage was categorized as moderate and the involved parties escaped without injury. There were no citations issued.

The second accident also occurred on Friday shortly after 6 p.m. when three vehicle sustained minor damage near the juncture of Ashmun Street and the I-75 Business Spur. There were no injuries associated with the mishap and police closed the books on this matter without issuing any citations.

Man hospitalized

Sault Police were summoned to the 300 block of Water Drive shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday after a pizza delivery man arrived at his intended destination to find a man with his pants down pounding on windows.

Officers arrived on the scene and confirmed the validity of the initial reports finding the man in the described condition.

Due to the man's high level of intoxication and his subsequent request for an ambulance, police granted his request and the individual was conveyed to War Memorial Hospital.